Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35, § 611.113 - Alternative Treatment Techniques

This Section is equivalent to section 1415(a)(3) of SDWA (42 U.S.C. 300g-4(a)(3)).

a) The Board will grant any adjusted standard from a treatment technique requirement under this Section.

b) The supplier seeking an adjusted standard must file a petition under Subpart D of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 104.

c) As justification the supplier must demonstrate that an alternative treatment technique is at least as effective in lowering the level of the contaminant for which a rule prescribes the treatment technique requirement.

d) As a condition of any adjusted standard, the Board will require the use of the alternative treatment technique.

e) The Board will grant an adjusted standard for an alternative treatment technique subject to standard conditions:

1) The adjusted standard must include the applicable limitations in 40 CFR 142, Subpart G, incorporated by reference in Section 611.102; and

2) The adjusted standard must be subject to review and approval by USEPA under 40 CFR 142.46 before it becomes effective.

BOARD NOTE: Subsections (a) through (f) derive from section 1415(a)(3) of SDWA (42 U.S.C. 300g-4(a)(3)).

f) Section 611.130 applies to a determination made under this Section.

Notes

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35, § 611.113

Amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 16447, effective October 10, 2003

Amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 6996, effective 4/17/2020 Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 16486, effective 11/2/2023